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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Zoltan! who wrote (4081)	9/7/1998 7:26:00 PM
From: Les H	Respond to of 13994

Why Bill Clinton is toast If you read between the lines of what Bill Clinton is saying, these days, he has already come to grips with losing power. "Do you have any idea how much time I spend every day signing my name? I'm going to feel utterly useless if I can't do that anymore," he said in Ireland last week in little noticed comments. "You know, by the time you become the leader of a country, someone else makes all the decisions," he said last week. "You may find you can get away with virtual presidents, virtual prime ministers, virtual everything." Hmmm. That's not the same kind of arrogance we've heard from this president during the last six years. What's this all about? I submit to you that Clinton has been given the word that he's through. I don't mean by the Congress or Kenneth Starr. I think he's been told he's finished by someone in that invisible ruling elite that empowered him to reign in the first place. The handwriting is on the wall. He may pretend to be president for awhile longer, but the coup is under way. As my friend, Missy Kelly, an extraordinary researcher and political analyst, who connects the dots better than anyone I know put it: "Bill's job was to pretend -- pretend he was the leader, pretend he was in charge -- maintain the facade as a virtual president in a virtual democracy where a virtual rule of law exists. In fact, the levers of power were already controlled -- controlled so precisely, in fact, as to make the president irrelevant, controlled by people who have never been elected to office, and whose names we do not even know." Sound far-fetched? I don't think so. And this is why I sincerely doubt that we will ever see impeachment hearings. Though I have said previously that I believed Bill Clinton when he said he would never resign, I now think he will be gone -- one way or another -- very, very soon, perhaps within two weeks. He has his marching orders. And this time, there's no draft to dodge, no conscientious objection loophole to pursue. If he didn't get it when he was told, maybe he understood it when Attorney General Janet Reno inexplicably opened a 90-day investigation into his personal involvement in moving Democratic National Committee funds into the Clinton-Gore re-election effort. Oh, I have no doubts that he will pursue every conceivable option in hopes of rallying political support. The scorched-earth policy his acolytes warned about is in practice. Terry Lenzner is busy digging up dirt. Rep. Dan Burton is just the latest casualty. Clinton will not go easily, quietly, willingly. So, Clinton is involved in a very dangerous game. He no longer has the support, I believe, of those hidden hands which wield tremendous power in this country and worldwide. He has become something of a political liability. He can no longer be effective at advancing their agenda. Thus, he is not only expendable, he is actually getting in the way. Bill Clinton was the consummate actor in a political stage play. He was content with that role because it allowed him to achieve what he always wanted -- the presidency. But he doesn't like the way this script concludes. I'm sure Hillary doesn't either. She gave up plenty -- including her self-respect and dignity -- to stay with him because she believed that the all-important "agenda" transcended the man. And she wanted to be a part of that agenda -- if not to lead it herself. Bill Clinton is in a tough spot, now. I'm sure Hillary's advice has always been to stay the course -- to deny, to fight, to play every card in their hand. But there's no denying that Clinton is damaged goods. He certainly doesn't have the power or moral authority to lead. It's very doubtful he even has the ability to retain the trappings of power. Every day, now, the outlook for Clinton finishing his term looks a little bleaker. Kenneth Starr, by all accounts, has amassed a persuasive case for impeachment -- even if he has ignored most of the worst crimes of the Clinton administration. Key Democrats in the Senate have let it be known that they will not excuse his conduct any longer. So, what will he do? How will this play end? I don't know the answer. But we'll find out very soon. worldnetdaily.com